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# Dendrite [](https://buildkite.com/matrix-dot-org/dendrite) [](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite:matrix.org) [](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org)
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Dendrite is a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go!
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Dendrite is a second-generation Matrix homeserver written in Go.
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It intends to provide an **efficient**, **reliable** and **scalable** alternative to Synapse:
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- Efficient: A small memory footprint with better baseline performance than an out-of-the-box Synapse.
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- Reliable: Implements the Matrix specification as written, using the
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[same test suite](https://github.com/matrix-org/sytest) as Synapse as well as
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a [brand new Go test suite](https://github.com/matrix-org/complement).
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- Scalable: can run on multiple machines and eventually scale to massive homeserver deployments.
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As of October 2020, Dendrite has now entered **beta** which means:
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- Dendrite is ready for early adopters. We recommend running in Monolith mode with a PostgreSQL database.
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- Dendrite has periodic semver releases. We intend to release new versions as we land significant features.
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- Dendrite supports database schema upgrades between releases. This means you should never lose your messages when upgrading Dendrite.
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- Breaking changes will not occur on minor releases. This means you can safely upgrade Dendrite without modifying your database or config file.
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This does not mean:
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- Dendrite is bug-free. It has not yet been battle-tested in the real world and so will be error prone initially.
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- All of the CS/Federation APIs are implemented. We are tracking progress via a script called 'Are We Synapse Yet?'. In particular,
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read receipts, presence and push notifications are entirely missing from Dendrite. See [CHANGES.md](CHANGES.md) for updates.
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- Dendrite is ready for massive homeserver deployments. You cannot shard each microservice, only run each one on a different machine.
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Currently, we expect Dendrite to function well for small (10s/100s of users) homeserver deployments as well as P2P Matrix nodes in-browser or on mobile devices.
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In the future, we will be able to scale up to gigantic servers (equivalent to matrix.org) via polylith mode.
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Join us in:
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- **[#dendrite-dev:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-dev:matrix.org)** - The place for developers, where all Dendrite development discussion happens
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- **[#dendrite-alerts:matrix.org](https://matrix.to/#/#dendrite-alerts:matrix.org)** - Release notifications and important info, highly recommended for all Dendrite server admins
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## Quick start
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## Requirements
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Requires Go 1.13+ and SQLite3 (Postgres is also supported):
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To build Dendrite, you will need Go 1.13 or later.
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For a usable federating Dendrite deployment, you will also need:
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- A domain name (or subdomain)
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- A valid TLS certificate issued by a trusted authority for that domain
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- SRV records or a well-known file pointing to your deployment
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Also recommended are:
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- A PostgreSQL database engine, which will perform better than SQLite with many users and/or larger rooms
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- A reverse proxy server, such as nginx, configured [like this sample](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/blob/master/docs/nginx/monolith-sample.conf)
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The [Federation Tester](https://federationtester.matrix.org) can be used to verify your deployment.
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## Get started
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If you wish to build a fully-federating Dendrite instance, see [INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md). For running in Docker, see [build/docker](build/docker).
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The following instructions are enough to get Dendrite started as a non-federating test deployment using self-signed certificates and SQLite databases:
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```bash
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$ git clone https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite
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$ ./dendrite-monolith-server --tls-cert server.crt --tls-key server.key --config dendrite.yaml
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```
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Then point your favourite Matrix client at `http://localhost:8008`. For full installation information, see
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[INSTALL.md](docs/INSTALL.md). For running in Docker, see [build/docker](build/docker).
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Then point your favourite Matrix client at `http://localhost:8008`.
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## Progress
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We use a script called Are We Synapse Yet which checks Sytest compliance rates. Sytest is a black-box homeserver
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test rig with around 900 tests. The script works out how many of these tests are passing on Dendrite and it
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updates with CI. As of August 2020 we're at around 52% CS API coverage and 65% Federation coverage, though check
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updates with CI. As of October 2020 we're at around 56% CS API coverage and 77% Federation coverage, though check
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CI for the latest numbers. In practice, this means you can communicate locally and via federation with Synapse
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servers such as matrix.org reasonably well. There's a long list of features that are not implemented, notably:
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- Receipts
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